NASB — 1 Thessalonians 2 — KJV

Paul’s Ministry

1 For you yourselves° know°, brethren°, that our Iacoming° to you bwas not in vain°, 2 but after we had already° suffered° and been amistreated° in bPhilippi°, as you know°, we had° the boldness° in our God° cto speak° to you the dgospel° of God° amid° much° Ieopposition°. 3 For our aexhortation° does not [come] from berror° or° cimpurity° or° Iby way° of ddeceit°; 4 abut just° as we have been approved° by God° to be bentrusted° with the gospel°, so° we speak°, cnot as pleasing° men°, but God° who Idexamines° our hearts°. 5 For we never°° came° Iwith flattering° speech°, as you know°, nor° with aa pretext° for greed°bGod° is witness°6 nor° did we aseek° glory° from men°, either° from you or° from others°, even though as bapostles° of Christ° Iwe might have IIasserted°° our authority°. 7 But we Iproved° to be IIagentle° IIIamong°° you, bas a nursing° [mother] IVtenderly° cares° for her own° children°. 8 Having° so° fond° an affection° for you, we were well-pleased° to aimpart° to you not only° the bgospel° of God° but also° our own° Ilives°, because° you had become° IIvery° dear° to us.

[1] ILit entrance a1Th 1:9 b2Th 1:10
[2] IOr struggle, conflict aAc 14:5; 16:19-24; Php 1:30 bAc 16:22-24 cAc 17:1-9 dRo 1:1 ePhp 1:30
[3] ILit in deceit aAc 13:15 b2Th 2:11 c1Th 4:7 d2Co 4:2
[4] IOr approves a2Co 2:17 bGa 2:7 cGa 1:10 dRo 8:27
[5] ILit in a word of flattery aAc 20:33; 2P 2:3 bRo 1:9; 1Th 2:10
[6] ILit being able to IIOr be burdensome aJn 5:41, 44; 2Co 4:5 b1Co 9:1f
[7] IOr became gentle IIThree early mss read babes IIILit in the midst of you IVOr cherishes a2Ti 2:24 bGa 4:19; 1Th 2:11
[8] IOr souls IILit beloved a2Co 12:15; 1 Jn 3:16 bRo 1:1

9 ¶ For you recall°, brethren°, our alabor° and hardship°, [how] bworking° night° and day° so° as not to be a cburden° to any° of you, we proclaimed° to you the dgospel° of God°. 10 You are witnesses°, and [so is] aGod°, bhow° devoutly° and uprightly° and blamelessly° we Ibehaved° toward you IIbelievers°; 11 just° as you know° how° we [were] aexhorting° and encouraging° and Ibimploring° each° one° of you as ca father° [would] his own° children°, 12 so° that you would awalk° in a manner° worthy° of the God° who bcalls° you into His own° kingdom° and cglory°.

[9] aPhp 4:16; 2Th 3:8 bAc 18:3 c1Co 9:4f; 2Co 11:9 dRo 1:1
[10] ILit became IIOr who believe a1Th 2:5 b2Co 1:12; 1Th 1:5
[11] IOr testifying to a1Th 5:14 bLk 16:28; 1Th 4:6 c1Co 4:14; 1Th 2:7
[12] aEp 4:1 bRo 8:28; 1Th 5:24; 2Th 2:14 c2Co 4:6; 1P 5:10

13 ¶ For this° reason° we also° constantly° athank° God° that when you received° the bword° of God° which° you heard° from us, you accepted° [it] cnot [as] the word° of men°, but [for] what° it really° is, the word° of God°, dwhich° also° performs° its work° in you who believe°. 14 For you, brethren°, became° aimitators° of bthe churches° of God° in Christ° Jesus° that are cin Judea°, for dyou also° endured° the same° sufferings° at the hands° of your own° countrymen°, eeven° as they [did] from the Jews°, 15 awho both° killed° the Lord° Jesus° and bthe prophets°, and Idrove° us out. IIThey are not pleasing° to God°, IIbut hostile° to all° men°, 16 ahindering° us from speaking° to the Gentiles° bso° that they may be saved°; with the result that they always° cfill° up the measure° of their sins°. But dwrath° has come° upon them Ito the utmost°.

[13] aRo 1:8; 1Th 1:2 bRo 10:17; He 4:2 cMt 10:20; Ga 4:14 dHe 4:12
[14] a1Th 1:6 b1Co 7:17; 10:32 cGa 1:22 dAc 17:5; 1Th 3:4; 2Th 1:4f eHe 10:33f
[15] IOr persecuted us IILit and aLk 24:20; Ac 2:23 bMt 5:12; Ac 7:52
[16] IOr forever or altogether; lit to the end aAc 9:23; 13:45, 50; 14:2, 5, 19; 17:5, 13; 18:12; 21:21f, 27; 25:2, 7 b1Co 10:33 cGn 15:16; Dn 8:23; Mt 23:32 d1Th 1:10

17 ¶ But we, brethren°, having been taken° away° from you for a Ishort°° while°ain IIperson°, not in IIIspirit°—were all° the more° eager° with great° desire° bto see° your face°. 18 IFor awe wanted° to come° to you—I, Paul°, IIbmore°° than° once°—and [yet] cSatan° dhindered° us. 19 For who° is our hope° or° ajoy° or° crown° of exultation°? Is it not even° you, in the presence° of our Lord° Jesus° at His Ibcoming°? 20 For you are aour glory° and joy°.

[17] ILit occasion of an hour IILit face IIILit heart a1Co 5:3 b1Th 3:10
[18] IOr Because IILit both once and twice aRo 15:22 bPhp 4:16 cMt 4:10 dRo 1:13; 15:22
[19] IOr presence aPhp 4:1 bMt 16:27; Mk 8:38; Jn 21:22; 1Th 3:13; 4:15; 5:23
[20] a2Co 1:14


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In what manner the Gospel was brought and preached to the Thessalonians, and in what sort also they received it.

1 ¶ Forº yourselves,º brethren,º knowºª ourº entrance inº untoº you,º thatº it wasºª notº in vain:º 2 Butº evenº after that we had suffered before,ºª andº were shamefully entreated,ºª asº ye know,ºª atº Philippi,º we were boldºª inº ourº Godº to speakºª untoº youº the² gospelº of Godº withº muchº contention.º 3 Forº ourº exhortationº [was] notº ofº deceit,º norº ofº uncleanness,º norº inº guile:º 4 Butº asº we were allowedºª ofº Godº to be put in trustºª with the² gospel,º even soº we speak;ºª notº asº pleasingºª men,º butº God,º which triethºª ourº hearts.º 5 Forº neitherº at any timeº used we¹ª flattering¹ words,ºº²² asº ye know,ºª norº a clokeº¹ of covetousness;º Godº [is] witness:º 6 Norº ofº menº soughtºª we glory,º neitherº ofº you,º norº [yet] ofº others,º when we mightºª have beenºª burdensome,ºº asº the apostlesº of Christ.º 7 Butº we wereºª gentleº amongºº you,º even asº² a nurseº cherishethº¹ª herº children:º 8 Soº being affectionately desirousºª of you,º we were willingºª to have impartedºª unto you,º notº the² gospelº of Godº only,º butº alsoº our ownº souls,º becauseº ye wereºª dearº unto us.º 9 Forº ye remember,ºª brethren,º ourº labourº andº travail:º forº labouringºª nightº andº day,º because¹ we would¹ª notº be chargeableºª unto anyº of you,º we preachedºª untoº youº the² gospelº of God.º 10 Yeº [are] witnesses,º andº Godº [also], howº holilyº andº justlyº andº unblameablyº we behaved ourselvesºª among youº that believe:ºª 11 Asº ye knowºª howº we exhortedºª² andº comfortedºª and² chargedºª everyº oneº of you,º¹ asº a fatherº [doth] hisº children,º 12 ¹ That¹ yeº would walkºª worthyº of God,º who hath calledºª youº untoº hisº kingdomº andº glory.º 13 For this¹ causeº² alsoº thankºª weº Godº without ceasing,º because,º when ye receivedºª the wordº of Godº which ye heard¹² ofº us,º ye receivedºª [it] notº [as] the wordº of men,º butº asº it isºª in truth,º the wordº of God,º whichº effectually workethºª alsoº inº youº that believe.ºª 14 Forº ye,º brethren,º becameºª followersº of the² churchesº of Godº which¹ inº Judaeaº areºª inº Christº Jesus:º forº yeº alsoº have sufferedºª like thingsº ofº your ownº countrymen,º even¹ asº they² [have]¹² ofº the² Jews:º 15 Who both¹ killedºª² the² Lordº Jesus,º andº their ownº prophets,º andº have persecutedºª us;º andº they pleaseºª notº God,º andº are contraryº to allº men:º 16 Forbiddingºª usº to speakºª to the² Gentilesº thatº they might be saved,ºª to¹ fill upºª their¹² sinsº alway:º forº the² wrathº is comeºª uponº themº toº the uttermost.º 17 Butº we,º brethren,º being takenºª fromº youº forº a short¹ timeº² in presence,º notº in heart,º endeavouredºª the more abundantlyº to seeºª yourº faceº withº greatº desire.º

[1] Jb 39:16; Ps 73:13; 127:1; Is 49:4; 65:23; Hab 2:13; 1Co 15:2, 10, 58; 2Co 6:1; Ga 2:2; 4:11; Php 2:16; 1Th 1:3; 2:13; 3:5; 2Th 3:1.
[2] Ac 4:13, 20, 31; 5:41; 6:9; 14:3; 15:1; 16:12, 22, 37; 17:2, 17; 19:8; Ep 6:19; Php 1:27; Col 2:1; 1Th 1:5; 2Ti 1:12; He 11:36; 12:2; 1P 2:14; Jde 1:3.
[3] Nu 16:15; 1S 12:3; Ac 20:33; 2Co 2:17; 4:2, 5; 7:2; 11:13; 12:16; 1Th 2:5, 11; 4:1; 2P 1:16.
[4] Nu 27:16; 1K 8:39; 1Ch 29:17; Ps 7:9; 17:3; 44:21; 139:1; Pv 17:3; Jr 17:10; 32:19; Lk 12:42; 16:11; Jn 2:24; 21:17; Ro 8:27; 1Co 2:4; 4:1; 7:25; 9:17; 2Co 4:2; 5:11, 16; Ga 1:10; 2:7; Ep 3:8; 6:6; Col 3:22; 1Ti 1:11; 6:20; 2Ti 1:14; 2:2; Tit 1:3; He 4:13; Rv 2:23.
[5] Jb 17:5; 32:21; Ps 12:2; Pv 20:19; 26:28; 28:23; Is 30:10; 56:11; Jr 6:13; 8:10; Mi 3:5; Mal 1:10; Mt 22:16; 23:14; Ac 20:33; Ro 1:9; 9:1; 16:18; 2Co 2:17; 4:2; 7:2; 12:17; Ga 1:20; 1Ti 3:3, 8; Tit 1:7; 1P 5:2; 2P 2:3, 14, 18; Jde 1:11; Rv 18:12.
[6] Es 1:4; 5:11; Pv 25:27; Dn 4:30; Jn 5:41, 44; 7:18; 12:43; 1Co 9:1, 4, 6, 12; 11:9; 12:13; 2Co 10:1, 10; 13:10; Ga 1:10; 5:26; 6:13; 1Th 2:9; 3:8; 1Ti 5:17; Phm 1:8.
[7] Gn 33:13; Nu 11:12; Is 40:11; 49:23; 66:13; Ezk 34:14; Mt 11:29; Jn 21:15; Ac 13:18; 1Co 2:3; 9:22; 2Co 10:1; 13:4; Ga 5:22; 1Th 2:11; 2Ti 2:24; Jm 3:17.
[8] Jr 13:15; Lk 7:2; Ac 20:23; Ro 1:11; 9:1; 10:1; 15:29; 2Co 6:1, 11; 12:15; Ga 4:19; Php 1:8; 2:17, 20, 25; 4:1; Col 1:7, 28; 4:12; Phm 1:1; He 13:17; 1Jn 3:16.
[9] Ne 5:15, 18; Ps 32:4; 88:1; Jr 9:1; Lk 2:37; 18:7; Ac 18:3; 20:24, 31, 34; Ro 1:1; 15:16, 19; 1Co 4:12; 9:6, 7, 15, 18; 2Co 6:5; 11:9; 12:13; 1Th 1:3; 2:2, 6; 3:10; 2Th 3:7; 1Ti 1:11; 4:10; 5:5; 2Ti 1:3.
[10] Nu 16:15; 1S 12:3; Jb 29:11; 31:1; Ps 7:3; 18:20; Jr 18:20; Ac 20:18, 26, 33; 24:16; 2Co 1:12; 4:2; 5:11; 6:3; 7:2; 11:11, 31; 1Th 1:5; 2Th 3:7; 1Ti 4:12; 2Ti 3:10; Tit 2:7; 1P 5:3.
[11] Gn 50:16; Nu 27:19; Dt 3:28; 31:14; 1Ch 22:11; 28:9, 20; Ps 34:11; Pv 1:10, 15; 2:1; 3:1; 4:1; 5:1; 6:1; 7:1, 24; 31:1; Ac 20:2; 1Co 4:14; Ep 4:17; 1Th 4:1; 5:11; 2Th 3:12; 1Ti 5:7, 21; 6:2, 13, 17; 2Ti 4:1, 2; Tit 2:6, 9, 15; He 13:22.
[12] Ro 8:30; 9:23; 1Co 1:9; Ga 5:16; Ep 4:1; 5:2, 8; Php 1:27; Col 1:10; 2:6; 1Th 4:1, 12; 5:24; 2Th 1:11; 2:13; 2Ti 1:9; 1P 1:15; 2:9; 3:9; 5:10; 1Jn 1:6; 2:6.
[13] Jr 23:28; 44:16; Mt 10:13, 40; Lk 5:1; 8:11, 21; 11:28; Jn 15:3; 17:17, 19; Ac 2:41; 8:14; 10:33; 13:44, 45, 46, 48; 16:14, 30; 17:11, 18, 32; Ro 1:8; 6:17; 10:17; 2Co 3:18; Ga 4:14; Col 1:6; 1Th 1:2, 5; He 4:12; Jm 1:18; 1P 1:23, 25; 2:2; 2P 1:16; 3:2; 1Jn 3:3; 5:4.
[14] Ac 8:1, 3; 9:1, 13, 31; 11:19; 12:1; 17:1, 13; 2Co 8:1; Ga 1:22; 1Th 1:1, 6; 3:4; 2Th 1:1; He 5:7; 10:33.
[15] Es 3:8; Am 7:12; Mt 5:12; 21:35; 23:31, 37; 27:25; Lk 11:48, 52; 13:33; Ac 2:23; 3:15; 4:10; 5:30; 7:52; 12:3; 22:18; 1Co 10:5.
[16] Gn 15:16; Is 45:22; Jol 2:30; Zc 5:6; Mal 4:1, 5; Mt 3:7, 12; 12:45; 21:41; 22:6; 23:32; 24:6, 14, 21; Mk 16:16; Lk 11:50; 19:42; 21:20; Ac 4:12; 11:2, 17; 13:50; 14:5, 19; 17:5, 13; 18:12; 19:9; 21:27; 22:21; Ro 10:13; Ga 5:11; Ep 3:8, 13; 2Th 2:10; 1Ti 2:4; He 6:8; 10:27; Jm 5:1; Rv 22:11.
[17] Gn 31:30; 45:28; 48:11; 2S 13:39; 2K 5:26; Ps 63:1; Lk 22:15; Ac 17:10; Ro 1:13; 15:23; 1Co 5:3; Php 1:22; Col 2:5; 1Th 3:6, 10.

A reason is rendered both why Paul was so long absent from them, and also why he was so desirous to see them.

18 Whereforeº we wouldºª have comeºª untoº you,º evenº Iº Paul,º² once¹¹ and¹ again;º²² butº Satanº hinderedºª us.º 19 Forº whatº [is] ourº hope,º orº joy,º orº crownº of rejoicing?º¹ [Are]² notº evenº yeº in the presenceº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christº atº hisº coming?º 20 Forº yeº areºª ourº gloryº andº joy.º

[18] Jb 33:14; Zc 3:1; Ro 1:13; 15:22; 1Co 16:21; 2Co 11:12; Php 4:16; Col 4:18; 2Th 3:17; Phm 1:9; Rv 2:10; 12:9.
[19] Pv 4:9; 12:4; 16:13; 17:6; Is 62:3; Ro 15:16; 1Co 4:5; 15:23; 2Co 1:14; Php 2:16; 4:1; 1Th 2:20; 3:13; 5:23; 2Th 1:7; 2:1; 1Ti 6:14; 2Ti 4:1; Tit 2:13; 1P 5:4; 1Jn 2:28; Jde 1:24; Rv 1:7; 4:10; 22:12.
[20] Pv 17:6; 1Co 11:7.


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